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Old Blenheim Bridge

Covered bridge · Schoharie County, New York

The Old Blenheim Bridge in North Blenheim, New York is the longest covered bridge of its type in the world. Photographed 11 March 2008 from up the hill on the e
The Old Blenheim Bridge in North Blenheim, New York is the longest covered bridge of its type in the world. Photographed 11 March 2008 from up the hill on the e · Cg-realms at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Old Blenheim Bridge is a covered bridge in Schoharie County, New York. New York has 30 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Schoharie County.

It was built in 2018, in the postwar decades, making it the 18th oldest of the 18 in New York with a recorded construction date; it crosses Schoharie Creek; it is about 228 feet long (the longest of 11 measured in New York).

Status check, 2026-11: Tropical Storm Irene destroyed the original 1855 bridge in 2011. The bridge there now is a close replica finished in 2018; the original was 232 ft long and lost its National Historic Landmark status in 2015. Old Blenheim Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 42.4725° N, 74.4413° W.

Key facts

Current structure built2018
CrossesSchoharie Creek
Length228 ft
Heritage designationNational Historic Landmark
National RegisterListed
Coordinates42.47253, -74.44127

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Questions

Where is Old Blenheim Bridge?

Old Blenheim Bridge is in Schoharie County, New York, at 42.4725, -74.4413.

How many covered bridges are in Schoharie County?

Schoharie County, New York has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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